Publishing Scotland CONTACTS Scottish Book Centre T: 0131 228 6866 137 Dundee Street E: [email protected] The following is a comprehensive list of all the Literature organisations in Scotland Edinburgh www.publishingscotland.co.uk with key contacts – please don’t hesitate to get in touch if you need any information EH11 1BG www.booksfromscotland.org on Scottish Literature activity. The Saltire Society Association for Scottish Literary Studies (ASLS) 9 Fountain Close Literature c/o Department of Scottish Literature 22 High Street E: [email protected] University of Glasgow T: 0141 330 5309 Edinburgh www.saltiresociety.org.uk University Gardens E: [email protected] EH1 1TF Contact: Kathleen Munro Glasgow www.asls.org.uk G12 8QH Contact: Duncan Jones Scots Language Centre A K Bell Library in Learning Moniack Mhor York Place T: 01738 440 199 Teavarran, Kiltarlity T: 01463 741 675 Perth E: [email protected] Beauly E: [email protected] PH2 8EP www.scotslanguage.com Inverness-shire www.moniackmhor.org.uk IV4 7HT Contact: Lyndy Batty Scottish Arts Council Literature Department An ABC Guide Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIPS) 12 Manor Place T: 0131 226 6051 E: [email protected] Edinburgh E: [email protected] www.slainte.org.uk EH3 7DD www.scottisharts.org.uk to Literature Resources

Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) Scottish Book Trust T: 0131 524 0160 T: 0131 474 9200 Sandeman House E: [email protected] for Scottish Schools www.cosla.gov.uk Trunks Close www.scottishbooktrust.com 55 High Street Contacts: Philippa Cochrane, Edinburgh International Book Festival Edinburgh EH1 1SR Clare Rodgers, Anna Gibbons 5a Charlotte Square T: 0131 557 9821 and Colleges Edinburgh E: [email protected] EH2 4DR www.edbookfest.co.uk Scottish Language Dictionaries Contacts: Sara Grady 27 George Square T: 0131 650 4149 Edinburgh UNESCO City of Literature Edinburgh EH8 9LD E: [email protected] 9/2 Tweeddale Court T: 0131 557 9821 www.scotsdictionaries.org.uk 14 High St E: [email protected] Edinburgh www.cityofliterature.com Scottish Society of Playwrights EH1 1TE Contacts: Ali Bowden, Anna Burkey E: [email protected] www.scottishsocietyofplaywrights.co.uk Gaelic Books Council Scottish PEN 22 Mansfield Street The Writers’ Museum Glasgow T: 0141 337 6211 Lady Stair’s Close T: 0131 226 5590 G11 5QP www.gaelicbooks.org Lawnmarket E: [email protected] Edinburgh EH1 2PA www.scottishpen.org Itchy Coo c/o Black & White Publishing Scottish Poetry Library 29 Ocean Drive T: 0131 625 4500 5 Crichton’s Close T: 0131 557 2876 Edinburgh E: [email protected] Canongate E: [email protected] EH6 6JL www.itchy-coo.com Edinburgh www.spl.org.uk EH8 8DT Contact: Lorna Irvine, Juliet Rees National Association for Literature Development (NALD) Scotland Co-Ordinator: Marianne Mitchelson Scottish Storytelling Centre E: [email protected] 43-45 High Street T: 0131 652 3272 www.nald.org Edinburgh E: [email protected] EH1 1SR www.scottishstorytellingcentre.co.uk National Library of Scotland Contact: Caroline Budge George IV Bridge T: 0131 623 3841 Edinburgh E: [email protected] Society of Authors EH1 1EW www.nls.uk 84 Drayton Gardens T: 020 7373 6642 Contact: Beverley Casebow London E: [email protected] Produced by the Literature Forum for The Playwrights Studio SW10 9SB www.societyofauthors.org CCA Scotland in conjunction with the 350 Sauchiehall Street T: 0141 332 4403 This is a publication commissioned in partnership by the Literature Forum for Scottish Arts Council Glasgow E: [email protected] Scotland and the Scottish Arts Council. If you would like to comment on any aspect G2 3JD www.playwrightsstudio.co.uk of the information provided in this booklet or would like to know more about what the Literature sector can do for you please contact: Catherine Allan [email protected] An A-Z of useful Literature resources available for teachers to access • ‘One Book One Edinburgh’ Campaign – organised by in Scotland. D Edinburgh Unesco City of Literature www.cityofliterature.com DRAMA • National Short Story Prize in conjunction with Scottish Book Trust A The following are the key organisations to turn to for advice on plays www.theshortstory.org.uk ADVISORS and playwrights: • Aye Write Book Festival – runs a citywide readership campaign in Glasgow Creative Links posts access local, national and international professional • The Playwrights Studio www.playwrightsstudio.co.uk For details go to www.ayewrite.com arts resources to augment arts experiences for children and young people • The Scottish Society of Playwrights • Local libraries often run development programmes in the holidays and in their area. [email protected] throughout the year – check your individual branch for details All 32 local authority education departments have an officer and they have www.slainte.org.uk/slic/slicindex made a noticeable difference to the profile and practice of arts in F • Scottish Poetry Library Reading Room – for poetry suggestions, choices education in their areas. FESTIVALS and online group reading visit www.splreadingroom.org.uk Scotland has an exciting array of Literature festivals with wide-ranging For a full list of the Creative Links Officers and for your local Cultural and diverse programmes and plenty of events on offer for young people RESOURCES Coordinator or Literature Development Officers, please go to: of all ages. There are many newsletters, membership schemes and publications to keep www.scottisharts.org.uk • to download full list of festivals please visit the Scottish Book Trust you up to date with what is going on with literature in Scotland – see the list website www.scottishbooktrust.com/adults-and-parents/events of organisations with their contacts over the page and see below for a few B highlights: BOOKS FUNDING • Literature Alive is a guide to running successful author events and is www.booksfromscotland.com is an online web portal providing Live Literature Funding provides support for a range of literary available from Scottish Book Trust comprehensive information and a selection of all Scottish titles to buy. events throughout Scotland. Bi-annual application available at • Scuilwab: the Scots language website for schools www.scuilwab.org.uk www.scottishbooktrust.com • Scotlit Magazine, New Writing Scotland, Scottish Studies Review C are available from ASLS www.asls.org.uk CHILDREN’S LITERATURE G • Scottish Review of Books www.scottisharts.org.uk If you want to know specifically about children’s writers in Scotland you will GAELIC • Edinburgh International Book Festival: find a comprehensive, searchable list of children’s authors and illustrators The Gaelic Books Council www.gaelicbooks.org is a one-stop-shop for An audio archive of talks given by 30 different adult and children’s living in Scotland on the Scottish Book Trust website, books and information about what is available to buy, read and enjoy in authors can be downloaded for use in the classroom. Download the www.scottishbooktrust.com. There are also a range of initiatives and the Gaelic language. Schools Programme for teacher’s tips and lesson suggestions based publications available, including: on authors appearing at the festival.www.edbookfest.co.uk • The Royal Mail Awards for Scottish Children’s Books (administered by L Scottish Book Trust) LIBRARIES S • Treasure Islands – a guide to Scottish fiction for young readers (available The National Library of Scotland (NLS) is an unrivalled source of material SCOTS LANGUAGE from the Association for Scottish Literary Studies) on all Scottish literature, including the John Murray Archive. Visit the The Scots language is spoken or regularly used by over 1.6 million Scottish • The Scottish Friendly Children’s Book Tour – a programme that produces website at www.nls.uk to find out more about digital resources and people. The following organisations are committed to developing the events for children ages 5-15 (administered by Scottish Book Trust) workshops. Local libraries are also great places to find out about useful language, providing resources and above all keeping the language alive. services – see the link below. • Scots Language Dictionaries – Reference materials for reading and writing CURRICULUM, CPD and COURSES Contact the Chartered Institute of Library Professionals (CILIPS) and the in Scots www.dsl.ac.uk Several Literature organisations are understanding of the needs of teachers Scottish Library and Information Council for listings of local libraries. • Scots Language Centre – a central resource for all things to do with the and educators and to that end provide support resources and courses that www.slainte.org.uk/slic/slicindex local development of the Scots language count towards Continuing Professional Development. They work within the • Itchy Coo – Scotland’s award-winning Scots Language publisher, educational context to provide successful and useful products, projects and P producing braw books for bairns and offering CPD courses on the Scots services to aid the teaching and use of Literature in schools. POETRY Language for staff www.itchy-coo.com • Scottish Storytelling Centre www.scottishstorytellingcentre.co.uk Scotland’s poetic heritage is rich, diverse and enjoyable. The Scottish • Scottish Poetry Library www.spl.org.uk Poetry Library provides a wealth of material, information and resources, SCOTTISH LITERATURE • National Library of Scotland www.nls.uk with borrowing free to all and postal borrowing services. Scotland has a rich vein of literary heritage and history. The Association • Association for Scottish Literary Studies To assist teachers and educators, the SPL: for Scottish Literary Studies provides key information and publications on Annual School Conference – provides 8 hours of CPD in areas of language • Arranges poets’ visits/workshops Scottish Literature. and Literature • Offers postcards and resources for National Poetry Day Scotnotes – study guides on Scottish writers and poets for S5/S6 pupils • Has a special Education section on its lively website www.spl.org.uk STORYTELLING ASLS teaching notes – suggestions and plans for teaching Scottish fiction For anything to do with creating stories, telling stories or using stories and poetry, available for free download www.asls.org.uk PUBLISHING in the classroom, the Scottish Storytelling Centre is indispensable in • Moniack Mhor www.arvonfoundation.org Publishing Scotland is the national body that represents and supports providing advice, resources and an artists database for this traditional and • Itchy Coo The Scots language publisher www.itchy-coo.com Scottish publishers and anyone interested in publishing, writers and magical artform. • Learning and Teaching Scotland – www.ltscotland.org.uk books, from offering an online sales portal to providing all the latest • Story telling • On the Money – a financial education project produced in partnership by up-to-date news about changes and developments in the • Story making Scottish Book Trust, Learning and Teaching Scotland and Standard Life book industry. • Storytellers database www.LTScotland.org.uk/onthemoney • Publishers’ catalogues • Storytelling website www.scottishstorytellingcentre.co.uk • Literature in Learning – a national network, including all of the organisations •Training for careers in publishing represented in this guide, to support the creative use of language and • Support and advice on all aspects of Scottish publishing W literature in Scottish Schools. For more information on Literature in WRITERS Learning and links to all fo the organisations involved, please visit the R • The Scottish Book Trust database contains information on writers for Learning and Inclusion section of the Scottish Book Trust website READERSHIP adults and children based throughout Scotland including their contact www.scottishbooktrust.com It is one of the aims of Scotland’s Literature organisations to raise the details, subject areas, publications and availability for events. • Edinburgh International Book Festival runs a series of CPD events with awareness of the benefits of reading and the literature arts – to that end • Writing Fellowships www.scottisharts.org.uk leading education professionals every August www.edbookfest.co.uk there are readership development projects and programmes happening • Scottish PEN www.scottishpen.org within the following contexts and organisations: • Society of Authors (Scotland) www.societyofauthors.net